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Kirishima City, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japani
Regional Level Types
Kirishima CityCity
Kagoshima PrefecturePrefecture
JapanCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Kokubu-matsuki57,896 (2017)
Hamanoichi39,475 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
224250
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:224250:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Kirishima, Kagoshima, Japon
German:
Kirishima, Präfektur Kagoshima, Japan
Italian:
Kirishima, prefettura di Kagoshima, Giappone
Japanese:
霧島市, 鹿児島県, 日本
Russian:
Кирисима, Кагосима, Япония
Simplified Chinese:
霧島市, 鹿儿岛县, 日本
Spanish:
Kirishima, prefectura de Kagoshima, Japón
Arabic:
كيريشيما , كاغوشيما, اليابان
Asturian:
Kirishima, prefeutura de Kagoshima, Xapón
Bengali:
কিরিশিমা, কাগোশিমা প্রশাসনিক অঞ্চল, জাপান
Cebuano:
Kirishima Shi, Kagoshima-ken, Hapon
Classical Chinese:
霧島市, 鹿兒島縣, 日本
Czech:
Kirišima, Prefektura Kagošima, Japonsko
Danish:
Kirishima, Kagoshima-præfekturet, Japan
Dutch:
Kirishima, Kagoshima, Japan
Farsi/Persian:
کیریشیما، کاگوشیما, استان کاگوشیما, ژاپن
Finnish:
Kirishima, Kagoshiman prefektuuri, Japani
Galician:
Kirishima, Prefectura de Kagoshima, Xapón
Greek:
Κιρισίμα, Περιφέρεια Καγκοσίμα, Ιαπωνία
Gujarati:
કિરિશિમા, કાગોશીમા પ્રીફેકચર, જાપાન
Hebrew:
קירישימה, קגושימה, יפן
Hindi:
कीऋषिमा, कागोशिमा प्रीफेक्चर, जापान
Indonesian:
Kirishima, Prefektur Kagoshima, Jepang
Kannada:
ಕಿರಿಷಿಮಾ, ಕಾಗೊಶಿಮಾ ಪ್ರಿಫೆಕ್ಚರ್, ಜಪಾನ್
Korean:
기리시마시, 가고시마현, 일본
Latvian:
Kirišima, Kagosimas prefektūra, Japāna
Lithuanian:
Kirišima, Kagošimos prefektūra, Japonija
Malay:
Kirishima, Wilayah Kagoshima, Jepun
Marathi:
किरिशिमा, कागोशिमा, जपान
Mazanderani:
کیریشیما، کاگوشیما, جاپون
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Kirisima-chhī, Kagosima-koān, Ji̍t-pún
Norwegian:
Kirishima, Kagoshima, Japan
Polish:
Kirishima, Prefektura Kagoshima, Japonia
Portuguese:
Kirishima, Kagoshima, Japão
Romanian:
Kirishima, Prefectura Kagoshima, Japonia
Serbian:
Киришима, Кагошима, Јапан
Serbo-Croatian:
Kirišima, Kagošima, Japan
Sinhalese:
කිරිශිමා, කගොශිමා ප්‍රාන්තය, ජපානය
South Azerbaijani:
کیریشیما، کاقوشیما, کاقوشیما اوستانی, ژاپون
Swedish:
Kirishima, Kagoshima prefektur, Japan
Tagalog:
Kirishima, Prepektura ng Kagoshima, Hapon
Tajik (Cyrillic Script):
Киришима, Префектураи Кагосима, Ҷопон
Tamil:
கிரீஷிமா, ககோஷிமா ப்ரீபெக்ட்டுறே, யப்பான்
Tatar:
Киричима, Япония
Telugu:
కిరిషిమా, కాగోషిమా ప్రిఫెక్చర్, జపాన్
Thai:
คิริชิมา, จังหวัดคาโงชิมะ, ประเทศญี่ปุ่น
Traditional Chinese:
霧島, 鹿兒島縣, 日本
Turkish:
Kirishima, Kagoşima ili, Japonya
Ukrainian:
Кірішіма, Префектура Каґошіма, Японія
Urdu:
کیریشیما, کاگوشیما پریفیکچر, جاپان
Vietnamese:
Kirishima, Kagoshima, Nhật Bản
Waray:
Kirishima, Kagoshima, Hapon


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Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

20 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Acanthite
Formula: Ag2S
'Amphibole Supergroup'
Formula: AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Eugsterite
Formula: Na4Ca(SO4)3 · 2H2O
Fayalite
Formula: Fe2+2SiO4
Gold
Formula: Au
Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
'K Feldspar'
'K Feldspar var. Adularia'
Formula: KAlSi3O8
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
'Manganese Oxides'
'Manganese Oxides var. Manganese Dendrites'
Metastibnite
Formula: Sb2S3
Moschellandsbergite
Formula: Ag2Hg3
Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
Osumilite
Formula: K◻2Fe2+2Al3[Al2Si10O30]
Description: This is actually Osumilite - see paper by Kobayashi, 1978
Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Pyrargyrite
Formula: Ag3SbS3
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Colour: colorless
Description: Small colorless quartz crystals with good luster, tapered (with steep rhombohedral faces), paramorph after beta quartz and accordingly with hexagonal symmetry, in rhyolite. Rock-forming mineral in rhyolite.
Sanidine
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Silver
Formula: Ag
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Stibnite
Formula: Sb2S3
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Gold1.AA.05Au
Silver1.AA.05Ag
Moschellandsbergite1.AD.15dAg2Hg3
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Acanthite2.BA.35Ag2S
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Metastibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
Stibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Pyrargyrite2.GA.05Ag3SbS3
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Opal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Eugsterite7.CD.25Na4Ca(SO4)3 · 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Fayalite9.AC.05Fe2+2SiO4
Osumilite9.CM.05K◻2Fe2+2Al3[Al2Si10O30]
Phlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Sanidine9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
'K Feldspar
var. Adularia'
-KAlSi3O8
'Amphibole Supergroup'-AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
'K Feldspar'-
'Manganese Oxides
var. Manganese Dendrites'
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List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
H EugsteriteNa4Ca(SO4)3 · 2H2O
H KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
H OpalSiO2 · nH2O
H PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
O Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
O CalciteCaCO3
O EugsteriteNa4Ca(SO4)3 · 2H2O
O FayaliteFe22+SiO4
O KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O OpalSiO2 · nH2O
O OsumiliteK◻2Fe22+Al3[Al2Si10O30]
O PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
FFluorine
F Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
NaSodium
Na EugsteriteNa4Ca(SO4)3 · 2H2O
MgMagnesium
Mg PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Al K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Al Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Al KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Al OsumiliteK◻2Fe22+Al3[Al2Si10O30]
Al PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
SiSilicon
Si K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Si Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Si FayaliteFe22+SiO4
Si KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Si OsumiliteK◻2Fe22+Al3[Al2Si10O30]
Si PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
SSulfur
S AcanthiteAg2S
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S EugsteriteNa4Ca(SO4)3 · 2H2O
S MetastibniteSb2S3
S PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
S StibniteSb2S3
S Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ClChlorine
Cl Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
KPotassium
K K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
K OsumiliteK◻2Fe22+Al3[Al2Si10O30]
K PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca EugsteriteNa4Ca(SO4)3 · 2H2O
TiTitanium
Ti Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
FeIron
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe FayaliteFe22+SiO4
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe OsumiliteK◻2Fe22+Al3[Al2Si10O30]
Fe PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AgSilver
Ag AcanthiteAg2S
Ag MoschellandsbergiteAg2Hg3
Ag PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Ag SilverAg
SbAntimony
Sb MetastibniteSb2S3
Sb PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Sb StibniteSb2S3
Sb Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
AuGold
Au GoldAu
HgMercury
Hg MoschellandsbergiteAg2Hg3

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirishima,_Kagoshima
Wikidata ID:Q858352
GeoNames ID:7383992

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